NVN Saturday at Substack it’s Minneapolis Good and Pretti: #newspoems "A Valentine for Minneapolis" by Lisa Shulman and "We Can Do Very Little, But I Will Do This" by Annie Stenzel @rodmannix.bsky.social @writingcommunity.bsky.social @literarycommunity.bsky.social

With love from @newversenews.bsky.social two poems: "A Valentine for Minneapolis" by Lisa Shulman and "We Can Do Very Little, But I Will Do This" by Annie Stenzel bit.ly/39DQ3WM @literaryreport.bsky.social @literarybulletin.bsky.social @blueskypoetry.bsky.social

Just bumped into my poem “Lyrical” at January’s Take 5ive. take5ive.weebly.com/current-issu... Thanks to EIC Steve Wilkinson. @rodmannix.bsky.social @writingcommunity.bsky.social @literarycommunity.bsky.social @literaryreport.bsky.social @literarybulletin.bsky.social @blueskypoetry.bsky.social

What History Teaches Us About Utopia by Sherman Alexie open.substack.com/pub/shermana...

This is where we are in America today. A staunchly conservative Republican from Kentucky feels the need to publicly declare that he is NOT ill and NOT prone to fatal accidents. The implication is as clear as it is damning: He fears that Trump will stage his death. Or should we say "Epstein him"?

In govts around the world, people in the Epstein files are resigning in disgrace. In private business, executives in the files are resigning in disgrace. In the Trump admin, nothing happens since the boss is in the files more than anyone and his party is filled with cowards.

NVN Friday at Substack: #newspoets Dreaming of Superman in "From the Fields of Minnesota" by Mike Bayles and "Trump Makes Me Wish" by Kevin Boyce thenewversenews.substack.com/p/nvn-friday... @literaryreport.bsky.social @literarybulletin.bsky.social @blueskypoetry.bsky.social

Dreaming of Superman in @newversenews.bsky.social #poems "From the Fields of Minnesota" by Mike Bayles and "Trump Makes Me Wish" by Kevin Boyce bit.ly/39DQ3WM @rodmannix.bsky.social @writingcommunity.bsky.social @literarycommunity.bsky.social

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Trump nominated a legit white nationalist to a top post at the State Department. I asked him some basic questions about his belief in the “erasure of white culture”. Watch this embarrassing, fumbling answer. Like he has never before been asked to explain his views.

“.. Noem and Lewandowski frequently berate senior level staff, give polygraph tests to employees they don’t trust and have fired employees—in one incident, Lewandowski fired a U.S. Coast Guard pilot after Noem’s blanket was left behind on a plane ..” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

TY, Lauren!👆🏽👍🏽 @ltwlauren.bsky.social @filosia.bsky.social @warriorinblue.bsky.social @jacqueline321.bsky.social @sangedesigns.bsky.social @debbie292d.bsky.social @leadcoalition.bsky.social @rivergoat.bsky.social @djlane.bsky.social @tcrg2012.bsky.social @genxer-71.bsky.social Next prez?

NVN Thursday at Substack: Blots and Branks #newspoems "A Blot Upon Thee" by Zumwalt and "Branks" by Julie Steiner thenewversenews.substack.com/p/nvn-thursd... @rodmannix.bsky.social @writingcommunity.bsky.social @literarycommunity.bsky.social

@newversenews.bsky.social #poets thinking of Bondi’s redactions: "A Blot Upon Thee" by Zumwalt and "Branks" by Julie Steiner bit.ly/39DQ3WM @literaryreport.bsky.social @literarybulletin.bsky.social @blueskypoetry.bsky.social

There should be no avoiding this devastating poem read by Samiya Bashir @scryptkeeper.bsky.social at @slowdownshow.org www.slowdownshow.org/episode/2026... @literaryreport.bsky.social @literarybulletin.bsky.social @blueskypoetry.bsky.social @literarycommunity.bsky.social

Cartoon by Robert Ariail

NVN Wednesday at Substack: Raymond Nat Turner’s “A Whistle and a Honk for Our Cities Under Siege” open.substack.com/pub/thenewve... @literaryreport.bsky.social @literarybulletin.bsky.social @blueskypoetry.bsky.social

In his @newversenews.bsky.social #poem Raymond Nat Turner offers “A Whistle and a Honk for Our Cities Under Siege.” newversenews.blogspot.com/2026/02/a-wh... @rodmannix.bsky.social @writingcommunity.bsky.social @literarycommunity.bsky.social

This administration is a criminal administration.

“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?” There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.

Minnesota poets connect in this online journal!

Hey, we love Minnesota poet Margaret Hasse!

NVN Tuesday at Substack: Jennifer Clark’s #newspoem “Whistle Choir” open.substack.com/pub/thenewve... @literaryreport.bsky.social @literarybulletin.bsky.social @blueskypoetry.bsky.social

You can hear a “Whistle Choir” in Jennifer Clark’s @newversenews.bsky.social #poem. newversenews.blogspot.com/2026/02/whis... @rodmannix.bsky.social @writingcommunity.bsky.social @literarycommunity.bsky.social

NVN Monday at Substack: Missing mothers #newspoems "Missing" by Patricia M. Phillips-Batoma and "Mother's Milk" by Jan Chronister open.substack.com/pub/thenewve... @literaryreport.bsky.social @literarybulletin.bsky.social @blueskypoetry.bsky.social

@newversenews.bsky.social #poems “Missing" by Patricia M. Phillips-Batoma and "Mother's Milk" by Jan Chronister bit.ly/39DQ3WM @rodmannix.bsky.social @writingcommunity.bsky.social @literarycommunity.bsky.social

‘BAD BUNNY’, Ricky Martin and ‘LADY GAGA’ together after the Super Bowl Halftime Show. #BadBunny #LadyGaga #SuperBowlLX

The halftime show we needed. ✊🏳️‍🌈🥰🗽🍁🌎✌️ #LoveOverHate #LoveWins #LoveIsLove

Macbeth Act 5, Scene 4

Bad Bunny is great. Kid Rock sucks. Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.

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This is the message MAGA is protesting.

#BadBunny #ICEout

Terrified Conservatives Lose Ability To Speak English After Exposure To Bad Bunny Performance https://theonion.com/terrified-conservatives-lose-ability-to-speak-english-after-exposure-to-bad-bunny-performance-dios-mio-cry-millions-of-panicking-republicans/

Democrat Chastity Verret Martinez has won the special election for Louisiana House District 60, defeating Republican challenger Brad Daigle by a wide margin in a district that supported President Donald Trump in 2024. Martinez received about 62 percent of the vote to Daigle’s 38 percent.

NVN Sunday at Substack: Celeste DeSario’s #newspoem “There Are Monsters Under My Bed” thenewversenews.substack.com/p/nvn-sunday... @writingcommunity.bsky.social @literarycommunity.bsky.social @rodmannix.bsky.social

In Celeste DeSario’s @newversenews.bsky.social #poem “There Are Monsters Under My Bed” newversenews.blogspot.com/2026/02/ther... @literaryreport.bsky.social @literarybulletin.bsky.social @blueskypoetry.bsky.social

NVN Saturday at Substack: Mark F. DeWitt’s #newspoem “The Ballad of Lisa Cook” thenewversenews.substack.com/p/nvn-saturd... @writingcommunity.bsky.social @literarycommunity.bsky.social @rodmannix.bsky.social

This is what EVERY city needs to do, especially schools and hospitals. Stop ICE from targeting and endangering our children!

Thanks to DJ Tyrer for hosting my poem at 575haikujournal.wordpress.com/2026/02/06/h... @writingcommunity.bsky.social @literarycommunity.bsky.social @rodmannix.bsky.social @literaryreport.bsky.social @literarybulletin.bsky.social @blueskypoetry.bsky.social

Mark F. DeWitt sings “The Ballad of Lisa Cook” in his @newversenews.bsky.social #poem newversenews.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-... @literaryreport.bsky.social @literarybulletin.bsky.social @blueskypoetry.bsky.social

This poem by a Somali immigrant read by Samiya Bashir @scryptkeeper.bsky.social at The Slowdown @slowdownshow.org must be heard. www.slowdownshow.org/episode/2026... @writingcommunity.bsky.social @literarycommunity.bsky.social @literarybulletin.bsky.social @blueskypoetry.bsky.social

This is overt racism. Full stop. There’s no ‘misinterpretation’ and no excuse. This is who he is, who he’s always been, and why he should never be anywhere near power again. And there’s a reason the tapes from The Apprentice have never been released.

NVN Friday at Substack: Laura Rodley’s #newspoem “The Longest Mile” open.substack.com/pub/thenewve... @literaryreport.bsky.social @literarybulletin.bsky.social @blueskypoetry.bsky.social

A wily coyote named Floyd is the subject of Laura Rodley’s @newversenews.bsky.social #poem “The Longest Mile.” newversenews.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-... @writingcommunity.bsky.social @literarycommunity.bsky.social @rodmannix.bsky.social

NVN Thursday at Substack: Macrocosmic #newspoems "Beating Up the Poor" by Dale Jacobson, "As the World Burns" by Moudi Sbeity, and "Tax the Rich" by Virginia Aronson thenewversenews.substack.com/p/nvn-thursd... @writingcommunity.bsky.social @literarycommunity.bsky.social @rodmannix.bsky.social